What do you do with a military airplane that's too old even for the reserves? In the case of a World War II General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, you turn it into a playground attraction. Then, of course, you ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A WWII plane may never have another date with the sky again, but that doesn't mean it can't look pretty on land. After years of restoration, the FM-2 Wildcat is almost as good as ...
UPDATE May, 2024 (WOOD) — The FM-2 Wildcat restored by the Air Zoo will be heading to the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts for permanent display. PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews at the ...
KALAMAZOO, MI – The restoration of a General Motors/Eastern Aircraft Division FM-2 "Wildcat" fighter that sat upside down on the bottom of Lake Michigan for 68 years has officially begun at the Air ...
FILE – Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum in Portage. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) Air Zoo History is coming to life at the Air Zoo in Portage. For a decade, restoration teams at the Air Zoo have been ...
On the day Americans marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and our nation's entry into World War II, spectators gathered at Waukegan Harbor to see a long-forgotten relic ...
Click to open image viewer. Leroy Grumman's F4F Wildcat was not the fastest or most advanced fighter aircraft of World War II, but during the dark months after Pearl Harbor, Wildcat pilots stood firm, ...
A relic from World War II was unearthed Friday from the depths of Lake Michigan. Crews removed a FM-2 "Wildcat" Fighter aircraft that crashed during a training mission on Dec. 28, 1944 in Waukegan ...
Click to open image viewer. Leroy Grumman's F4F Wildcat was not the fastest or most advanced fighter aircraft of World War II, but during the dark months after Pearl Harbor, Wildcat pilots stood firm, ...
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